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Success and profitability is still a viable goal in 2016 for most businesses. Our economy is still stumbling along and some pessimists are predicting another recession next year. As I…

Even in a small business there may be multiple revenue streams.    Revenue streams are derived from different market segments or they can come as an additional revenue stream from an…

Reaching the first million dollars in annual revenue is a major milestone in the life of a business. The emphasis during this initial growth period is focused on marketing: defining…

For many businesses cash flow is a major hindrance to achieving the hoped for growth. My first question to a new client is “what is the biggest problem you are…

Doing what you love to do does not necessarily mean that there will be cash rewards.   A person may like to volunteer at a local charity, so much so, that…

Don’t have a plan or direction or need to make one? Push the Pause Button! “If I only had the money to…………………my business would be growing and profitable.”  Not a…

Small businesses are usually started as a one person operation. A business plan is seldom put on paper; it usually is kept in the owner’s mind. An accounting system is…

Recently I attended a meeting during which 10 business hopefuls gave presentations, each hoping to be the recipients of a $10,000 business start-up award. Unfortunately only one person was able…